Word: profiting
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...Asia's premier island escapes did not always profit from their coastal charms. Phuket came into its heyday in the 19th century when Chinese tin miners exploited its mineral-rich hills. Later, fortunes were made in rubber trees. The island's main city was originally inland from the Andaman Sea to distance itself from possible devastation by tsunamis or typhoons. So, too, in Bali, where the rich cultural legacy of the Hindu Majapahit culture drew bohemian Western visitors in the 1930s who were mystified as to why most Balinese turned their backs on the lovely beaches, even forsaking fish from...
...make matters worse, many French visitors to his restaurant, Au Bon Saint-Pourçain - a stone's throw from the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris' tony sixth arrondissement? - are also eating and drinking less than usual. "I've checked the accounts, and I know I'll make no profit this month," says Bonduel...
...commitment to sustainability goes beyond that obligation and encourages us to make ethical commitments as citizens that align our material needs to our moral ends.” Waters, who founded the renowned restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., as well as a non-profit cooking and gardening program for middle school students in the Berkeley area, spoke of her belief that “food is woven into the fabric of life.” Stressing the importance of engaging youth in the process of growing, cultivating, and cooking food, Waters said...
...global conflict research non-profit organization is planning to create a joint Southeast Asian Peace lab with Paramadina University in Indonesia with the aid of the Harvard School of Public Health, according to officials at the universities. The Peace Lab—sponsored by the International Association for Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research—will seek to educate individuals involved in conflict management by studying Indonesia’s history of conflict resolution, according to Claude Bruderlein, who directs the School of Public Health’s Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research. Though Harvard has been intimately...
...biggest issue facing open education is the simple fact that it is free. Aside from the pretty penny Harvard collects from regular University tuition, it also makes a significant profit from online distance education classes through the FAS Extension School: course prices range from $800 for undergraduate credit to $1725 for graduate credit...